Today more than ever those concerned about the meaning of personhood and the dignity of human life need to be aware of the many developments…
The brave new world the authors refer to is the scary new world of biomedical technologies and breakthroughs. While the new biotech offers much promise,…
InterVarsity Press, 2005. This book is about how a good concept – tolerance – has been redefined and subverted by the secular left. Tolerance, properly…
Often the most dangerous scenarios come packaged in the most attractive of wrappings. Various promises of heaven on earth are an example. Consider the case…
Zondervan, 2004. (Formerly entitled, Under the Influence, 2001). It is common today for the church to be on the receiving end of much criticism. The…
InterVarsity Press, 2003. In this very informative volume six Protestant biblical scholars provide us with almost everything you’ve wanted to know about the institutions of…
There are many problems with vilification legislation, especially when applied to religion. I have documented ten such problems in my paper, The Problem with Vilification…
Basic Books, 2003. This volume very nicely brings together four broad themes into one focused discussion. The nature of radical Islam, the threat of terrorism,…
That we live in a culture of death is now apparent to even the most casual social observers. Whether the issue is abortion, euthanasia, infanticide,…
Spence Publishing, 2002. America, like Australia, is struggling with the related issues of women in the workforce, childcare, maternity leave, and family breakdown. The usual…
The Victorian Government has recently issued a draft code on reproductive technology, stem cells and embryo research. It has been written by the Stem Cell…
Eerdmans, 2002. “There is a solid moral and practical basis for the laws against assisted suicide that now exist,” argues the author. This brief volume…
InterVarsity Press, 2002. “Since neither a newborn human infant nor a fish is a person, the wrongness of killing such beings is not as great…
Eerdmans, 2000. Bio-ethics is a new and burgeoning field, affecting all of us. Issues like human cloning, genetic engineering, assisted reproductive technologies, genetically modified foods,…
Eerdmans, 2002. One of the areas of greatest growth and expansion in recent times is that of biotechnology. New developments are taking place almost weekly,…
A raft of new legislation is being passed throughout the Western world. These laws are called by various names, such as vilification or tolerance or…
Word Publishing, 2000. I enjoy many of the books by John MacArthur. He often writes sensibly and incisively. However in this book I think he…
Lion 2000. While there are many good books on bioethics, not all are of equal value. Many quite good books on the subject are written…
Ignatius Press, 1991. The family has faced assorted threats throughout history. The French and Russian revolutions come to mind as two especially hostile forces to…